Wonderlic Test Exam – Cognitive Ability
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The eleventh month of the year is:
A. January
B. November
C. October
D. May -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (B). The eleventh
month of the year is November.
A shop owner bought some shovels for $5,500. The shovels were sold for $7,300, with
a profit of $50 per a shovel. How many shovels were involved?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 55
D. 73
E. 90
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (B). The
total profit from the sale is the selling price minus the cost of purchase, which is $7300-
$5500= $1800.If the total profit is $1800 and each shovel accounts for $50 profit, the
amount of shovels is 1800/50=36.
,How many states are there in the U.S.A?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
E. 60 -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (D). The USA has 50
states.
There are three times elephants compared to giraffes in the safari. If there is a total of
88 elephants and giraffes, how many elephants are there in the safari?
A. 22
B. 31
C. 43
D. 59
E. 66
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (E). If there
are 3 times as many elephants as there are giraffes, giraffes can be defined as X, and
elephants as 3X, and build the following equation:
3X + X = 88
4X = 88
X = 88/4
X = 22
,As stated above, X stands for the number of giraffes. Thus, there are 22 giraffes. As
mentioned in the problem, there are three times as many elephants as there are giraffes
in the safari. Thus, to find how many elephants there are in the safari, multiply the
number of giraffes by 3:
22 * 3 = 66
66 is the number of elephants in the safari.
What is the next number in the series? 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
A. 9
B. 13
C. 10
D. 20
E. 15
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (D). This
series is made up of two separate subseries that alternate:
1. A series of numbers (the odd terms) that increase by 5 (5, 10, 15).
2. A series of numbers (the even terms) that decrease by 2 (15, 13, 11)
The pattern is: 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
, As you can see, the numbers that increase by 5 are bolded, and the numbers that
decrease by 2 are underlined. We are missing the seventh number which is an odd
term; therefore, it should be greater than the last odd term (the fifth number) by 5.
The fifth number is 15. Thus, the CORRECTANSWER is 15 + 5 = 20
A car travels at a speed of 85 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 15 minutes?
A. 9 miles
B. 11 miles
C. 13.25 miles
D. 21.25 miles
E. 22.75 miles
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (D). An
hour consists of 60 minutes. A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes as 15 * 4 = 60. Thus,
divide the distance traveled per hour by 4, which is 85/4=21.25.
A car dealership sells used cars for $7,000 and new cars for $16,000. If a total of 17
cars were sold for $191,000, how many of the cars sold were used?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
E. 10
Practice Test & Study Guide|| GRADED
A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
The eleventh month of the year is:
A. January
B. November
C. October
D. May -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (B). The eleventh
month of the year is November.
A shop owner bought some shovels for $5,500. The shovels were sold for $7,300, with
a profit of $50 per a shovel. How many shovels were involved?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 55
D. 73
E. 90
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (B). The
total profit from the sale is the selling price minus the cost of purchase, which is $7300-
$5500= $1800.If the total profit is $1800 and each shovel accounts for $50 profit, the
amount of shovels is 1800/50=36.
,How many states are there in the U.S.A?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
E. 60 -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (D). The USA has 50
states.
There are three times elephants compared to giraffes in the safari. If there is a total of
88 elephants and giraffes, how many elephants are there in the safari?
A. 22
B. 31
C. 43
D. 59
E. 66
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (E). If there
are 3 times as many elephants as there are giraffes, giraffes can be defined as X, and
elephants as 3X, and build the following equation:
3X + X = 88
4X = 88
X = 88/4
X = 22
,As stated above, X stands for the number of giraffes. Thus, there are 22 giraffes. As
mentioned in the problem, there are three times as many elephants as there are giraffes
in the safari. Thus, to find how many elephants there are in the safari, multiply the
number of giraffes by 3:
22 * 3 = 66
66 is the number of elephants in the safari.
What is the next number in the series? 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
A. 9
B. 13
C. 10
D. 20
E. 15
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (D). This
series is made up of two separate subseries that alternate:
1. A series of numbers (the odd terms) that increase by 5 (5, 10, 15).
2. A series of numbers (the even terms) that decrease by 2 (15, 13, 11)
The pattern is: 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
, As you can see, the numbers that increase by 5 are bolded, and the numbers that
decrease by 2 are underlined. We are missing the seventh number which is an odd
term; therefore, it should be greater than the last odd term (the fifth number) by 5.
The fifth number is 15. Thus, the CORRECTANSWER is 15 + 5 = 20
A car travels at a speed of 85 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 15 minutes?
A. 9 miles
B. 11 miles
C. 13.25 miles
D. 21.25 miles
E. 22.75 miles
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER The correct CORRECTANSWER is (D). An
hour consists of 60 minutes. A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes as 15 * 4 = 60. Thus,
divide the distance traveled per hour by 4, which is 85/4=21.25.
A car dealership sells used cars for $7,000 and new cars for $16,000. If a total of 17
cars were sold for $191,000, how many of the cars sold were used?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
E. 10
